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Jakarta administration, WB begin massive dredging project
The city administration finally launched a massive World Bank-funded dredging project after the two institutions agreed to simplify the project funding agreement
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he city administration finally launched a massive World Bank-funded dredgingproject after the two institutions agreed to simplify the project funding agreement.
During the ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday, Governor Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo said that the World Bank (WB) had agreed to leave the relocation process to the city administration.
'They will follow our lead, so we are going to relocate squatters the way we did in Pluit and the Ria-Rio reservoir,' Jokowi told reporters at the Melati reservoir in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.
Previously, Jokowi had requested the WB to remove the complicated terms that came with the loan, which have been blamed for leaving the project in limbo for years.
The contract covers the relocation of squatters living along riverbanks, stipulating that there must be consultations with those affected and it must be approved by the bank.
The Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative (JEDI), or the Jakarta Urgent Flood Mitigation Project (JUFMP) as it is now known, was initiated in 2008. Under the joint project, the city administration and the central government will dredge 11 rivers and two dams, including the Cakung River in East Jakarta and the Ciliwung River, using US$150 million in loan money provided by the WB.
The Jakarta administration is due to receive $69 million and the Public Works Ministry $70 million.(dic)
